Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Katy Perry refuses to discuss sexual harassment claims to avoid ‘adding to the noise’
metro.co.ukKaty Perry has said she won’t be commenting on the sexual harassment claims made against her.Last year, model Josh Kloss – who was Katy’s love interest in the Teenage Dream music video – accused her of pulling his trousers down and exposing his genitals at a party in 2012.Georgian TV host Tina Kandelaki later claimed Katy tried to inappropriately touch her and kiss her at an industry party.The pregnant singer, 35, did not comment on the allegations at the time.
In a new interview, the Roar hitmaker said she won’t be commenting now as she doesn’t want to ‘add to the noise’ or ‘distract’ from the #MeToo movement.‘I think we live in a world where anyone can say anything,’ she told The Guardian.She added: ‘I don’t want to say “guilty until.
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